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KUNITACHI, Japan >> On a recent weekend, an 84-year-old survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bombing retraced his movements on a map: the inferno during his 20-kilometer (12-mile) walk home, the “black rain” of falling radioactive particles and how he felt sick days later.

NEW YORK >> President Barack Obama will impose even steeper cuts on greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants than previously expected, senior administration officials said Sunday, in what the president called the most significant step the U.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia >> Malaysian officials said Sunday that they would seek help from territories near the island where a suspected piece of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was discovered to try to find more plane debris.

HANOVER, Pa. >> Many Americans assumed the Confederate flag was retired for good after governors in South Carolina and Alabama removed it from their statehouses this summer and presidential candidates from both parties declared it too divisive for official display.

HOLLYWOOD >> A documentary on prisoners serving life sentences without the possibility of parole at California State Prison, Los Angeles County, will premiere on HBO at 9 p.m. Monday. “Toe Tag Parole: To Live and Die on Yard A,” focuses on the 600 men living at the prison’s Progressive Programming Facility, who seek self- improvement and spiritual growth through education, art and music therapy, religious services and participation in peer-group sessions.

POMONA >> Two young women died of suspected drug overdoses after attending the HARD Summer Festival in Pomona Saturday night, authorities said. The women, both 19, died after being hospitalized for reported drug overdoses in separate incidents during the first day of the two-day electronic music festival at the Fairplex, 1101 W.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. >> NASA is offering up wreckage from the Challenger and Columbia for public view after hiding it from the world for decades. A new exhibit at Kennedy Space Center features two pieces of debris, one from each lost shuttle, as well as poignant, personal reminders of the 14 astronauts killed in flight.

CAIRO >> Despite persistent human rights concerns, the United States on Sunday resumed formal security talks with Egypt that were last held six years ago and kept on hiatus until now amid the political unrest that swept the country in the wake of the Arab Spring.

Los Angeles police asked for the public’s help Sunday to locate a Special Olympian from Albania who participated in the World Games and was last seen Saturday night on the USC campus. Andi Gusmari, 44, of Albania was last seen on the campus at about 8:30 p.

Did you travel, check out an awesome festival or concert or do something else amazing this summer? We’re looking for the best 2015 summer photos. Here’s how you can submit yours: Send your favorite photo of the summer to social@langnews.

SACRAMENTO >> A spike in suicides and attempted suicides has prompted corrections officials to step up oversight at a California women’s prison as inspectors try to pinpoint the cause of the troubling increase.

PASADENA >> The Los Angeles Superior Court branch in Pasadena will continue operating with an altered courtroom schedule Monday as officials continue cleaning up the aftermath of a fire that has forced the closure of portions of the building.

LOS ANGELES >> The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County today recorded its largest daily decrease since Oct. 27, 2012, dropping 3.8 cents to $4.057. The average price has dropped 16 consecutive days, decreasing 24.

One member posted a picture of a so-called “Zap Cane,” boasting that it could deliver 1 million volts to an animal weighing up to 250 pounds: “I haven’t had time to remove it from the package,” the person writes, but “I am anxious to try it out on any 2 or 4 legged beast!!” Another member describes using a spear gun, writing that a “shot right above the front shoulder will go right through a coyote heart and lungs.

BEVERLY HILLS >> Maggie Smith’s character on “Downton Abbey” might find the pomp and circumstance uncomfortable, but the PBS show is getting its own float in the Rose Parade, two days before the premiere of its sixth and final season on Jan.

ALTURAS >> A firefighter killed by a wildfire in Northern California was scouting the area when he became trapped by the wind-stoked blaze, officials said Saturday. U.S. Forest Service firefighter David Ruhl was driving down a Modoc National Forest road in a vehicle Thursday.

LOS ANGELES >> A ticket with all six numbers in tonight’s multi- state Mega Millions draw was sold outside of California. One ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was also sold outside of California, but the state it was sold in was not disclosed by the Multi-State Lottery Association which conducts the game.

HARARE, Zimbabwe >> Zimbabwe has suspended the hunting of lions, leopards and elephants in an area where a lion popular with tourists was killed, and is investigating the killing of another lion in April that may have been illegal, the country’s wildlife authority said Saturday.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. >> The ongoing tensions between the families of the late megastar Whitney Houston and her ex-husband, R&B singer Bobby Brown, erupted Saturday during a memorial service for their daughter, Bobbi Kristina.

Back when a city desk was my workplace, my colleagues and I would exchange knowing glances each year as firefighters solemnly announced their predictions for the upcoming fire season. It was never good news.

Donna Souza couldn’t believe her eyes, at first, as she stared into her salad bowl Tuesday night. A pair of speckled, cream-colored frog legs were sticking out of the spinach leaves she bought at a Glendora market over the weekend, she says.

It’s always been in their blood, but not until they got in a lab did a group of high schoolers truly see science as a career possibility. Twenty Garfield High School students were invited to take part in a two-week summer science academy at

Los Angeles County supervisors are seeking tighter controls on gas purchases after a former county Parks and Recreation Department employee was accused of embezzling about $26,000 to fuel his own cars, according to a county audit.

The 100 meters in front of Wisconsin’s Olivia Quigley looked so long, the finish line so far. The sun was beating down on USC’s Loker Stadium on Thursday and the 24-year-old Quigley almost didn’t want to run.

Northridge’s Luke Rose swam in the 4x50-meter freestyle relay in the Special Olympics World Games on Saturday at USC’s Uytengsu Aquatics Center, helping Team USA to a bronze medal. The 20-year-old won the silver medal in the 50 backstroke Wednesday and took fourth place in the 50 freestyle Thursday.

CAJON PASS >> A fire sparked by a crash on the 15 Freeway caused major traffic backups Saturday and burned a CHP officer and firefighter, officials said. A motorcycle rider suffered injuries in a collision involving his 1985 Harley Davidson, a tour bus and two other cars on the northbound 15 about 12:40 p.

They’ve sprinted on tracks, churned through water and powered through pain in their quest for gold. But Sunday the 6,500 athletes who competed in the Special Olympics World Games will take a more leisurely victory lap when the 165 nations that arrived in Southern California more than a week ago participate in the closing ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Police believe a wrong-way driver who caused a fiery and deadly crash on the Gerald Desmond Bridge Saturday morning is the same man who crashed through barricades set up for the Special Olympic athletes competing in Long Beach later that same morning.

The San Gabriel Valley on Sunday morning will see patchy low clouds and fog, becoming sunny with 15 mph southwest winds in the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid 80s to low 90s. Sunday night will be mostly clear with 15 mph southwest winds in the evening, then patchy low clouds and fog after midnight.

LOS ANGELES - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County today recorded its largest daily decrease since Nov. 3, 2012, dropping 2.9 cents to $4.095. The average price has dropped 15 consecutive days, decreasing 20.

There’s never a bad time to have some family fun, especially during summer when an entire month is dedicated to it. August is National Family Fun Month, a time when families are encouraged to go out and do fun, new things before the school season starts.

DUMA, West Bank — Suspected Jewish assailants set fire to a West Bank home on Friday and burned a sleeping Palestinian toddler to death in an attack that drew Palestinian rage and widespread Israeli condemnation.

In a small hearing room decorated with paintings of birds and flowers, Sen. Fran Pavley – the great-granddaughter of a three-time presidential candidate – sat down to present the bill that will likely cement her legacy as the California Legislature’s most accomplished environmentalist.

It was mid-morning one day in May and somewhere deep inside a 25-story tower in Sacramento, an auction, cloaked in secrecy, was about to begin. There was no gavel pounding. No shouting. No frenzy of traders running around.

EL DORADO, Arkansas >> On the east side of this small town, tucked away not far from the Louisiana border, sit two massive incinerators with a surprising link to a landmark environmental law in California.

A 49-year-old Rosemead woman who allegedly shot her son while he slept is facing murder charges, officials said. Lai Hang was charged with first-degree murder and weapons allegations on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

SEATTLE — Menu prices are up 21 percent and you don’t have to tip at Ivar’s Salmon House on Seattle’s Lake Union after the restaurant decided to institute the city’s $15-an-hour minimum wage two years ahead of schedule.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Batman. Spider-Man. Iron Man. Ant-Man. The list of male superheroes starring in their own big-screen escapades is bigger than Tony Stark’s ego, and the billions of dollars these films have generated rival the fortunes of the well-off tinkerer.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Throughout more than 120 years of Olympic history, no city has hosted both the winter and summer games. Now, Beijing will be the first do it — and in the span of just 14 years.